Cathy Leaves
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Reviews of current television shows, Orphan Black, The Good Wife, Orange is the New Black, and complete reviews of Bomb Girls, Skins, Popular, Caprica, My So-Called Life, Dollhouse. Pop Culture and Politics.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 809 )
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Random Mixtape - Let It Wash Over Me.
camp cope | caroline. ms mr | bones. yumi zouma | give it hell. david boring | brian emo. cat power | i had a dream joe. trentemøller | dead or alive. willow... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Severance
The work is mysterious and important. I am a person. You are not. I make decisions. You do not. I frequently reference Vincenzo Natalie’s seminal 1997 film Cube... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: February.
Fiction: Elizabeth Hand: The Book of Lamps and Banners. Premee Mohamed: The Annual Migration of Clouds.Claire Legrand: Sawkill Girls.Rory Power: Wilder... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Chloe
Becky (a singular performance by Erin Doherty) spends her day working meaningless temp jobs – disrespected by bosses who think her underqualified or replaceable... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Fear Street
I knew Simon. He was funny and brave. And I knew Kate. She was smart and kind and...Fearless.The first Fear Street (1994) took me right back to watching late... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Archive 81
In terms of horror film staples, Archive 81 is like a wild, dissonant assortment: it has an ancient coven of witches called the Baldung, a demon who may be... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: January.
Non-Fiction: Nancy Princenthal: Agnes Martin. Her Life and Art. Larissa Pham: Pop Song. Adventures in Art and Intimacy.Kyle Chayka: Minimalism. The Longing for... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Favourite Books I've Read This Year In Progress
Fiction: Alison Rumfitt: Tell Me I'm WorthlessJohn Darnielle: Devil House.Jessamine Chan: The School for Good MothersSequoia Nagamatsu: How High We Go in the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Night House
I wish that you were here. I wish that it was morning.In an interview with Vogue, Rebecca Hall, who plays main character Beth in David Bruckner’s The Night Hous... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Dread as Horror
A recent essay in the Literary Hub, making the argument that Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter has all the makings of a horro... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven - Table of Contents
Season One:Wheel of FireA Hawk From a HandsawHurricaneRosencrantz and Guildenstern Aren’t DeadThe Severn City AirportSurvival is InsufficientGoodbye My Damaged... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven - Our Paths Crossed at the Wrong Time.
Station Eleven: 1x10 Unbroken Circle. So much of Station Eleven has been about the effect of stories on people. It is named after a graphic novel that couldn’t... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Expanse – The Universe Never Tells Us If We Did Right Or Wrong.
The Expanse: 6x06 Babylon’s Ashes.Above Laconia, the mysterious protomolecule station in orbit is waking up to the humans down the gravity well. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven – You’re a Doctor.
Station Eleven: 1x09 Dr. Chaudhary.Terry: The courage to bear witness to death is the job, the courage to be there.It is difficult to make assumptions about... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven - I Wish You Were Here.
Station Eleven: 1x08 Who’s There?After her journey back to the past, Kirsten awakes in the forest – someone has taken her there, has made a little bed for her,... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Expanse – Will You Remember Us?
The Expanse: 6x05 Why We Fight.Drummer: When the last shot is fired, when Marco is dead, will you remember us? Will you remember the Belters who bled for your... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven – This Can’t Last.
Station Eleven: 1x07 Goodbye My Damaged Home. I remember damage. Then escape. Then I found it again. My home. Goodbye My Damaged Home feels like an extension... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Station Eleven – I Won’t Ever Let It Happen Again.
Station Eleven: 1x06 Survival is Insufficient. Kirsten and the Prophet are bound to each other not just by their relationship with the late Arthur, but by the... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Endemicity
This brings us to a difficult problem: the number of people who haven’t had the shot. In much of sub-Saharan Africa, vaccination rates are in single digits. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Expanse - Stop Treating Me Like I’m Broken.
The Expanse: 6x04 Redoubt.Admiral Duarte gives us Redoubt’s theme: “Having something you love that you can’t protect – it’s terrifying. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2022 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO